Bean-harvester



(No ModeL) R. MOORE. BEAN HARVESTER.

No. 539,589. Patented May 21, 1895.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT MOORE, OF NEW LOTHROP, MICHIGAN.

BEAN-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,589, dated May21,1895.

Application filed October 8, 1894.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ROBERT MOORE, a citi zen of the United States,residing at New Lothrop, in the county of Shiawassee and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBean-Pullers, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings. V

The invention consists in the peculiar construction of a plow, the knife.bar and the steering or guide disk.

The invention further consists in the peculiar construction, arrangementand combination of the various parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a bean-puller embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof on line a: x. Fig.3is a front perspective illustrating the construction of the plow pointor share. Fig. 4 isa vertical section through the plow point or share.Fig. 5 is a crosssection on line y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a crosssectionon line 2 2, Fig. 4.

A is the plow beam, at its rear end having the vertical standard B. I

C is a front gage wheel journaled in the lower end of the bifurcatedstandard D which at its upper end has a vertical engagement with theguide plate D, having a suitable set-screw or other means forlocking itin its adjusted position.

At the lower end of the standard B is the offset plate E with which aflange F at the rear end of the plow point G engages, and is securedthereto by suitable bolts G.

The plow share has the inclined point H and a body portion extendingrearwardly therefrom. Upon this body portion is an inclined notched barI in which engages the front end of the inclined cutter blade J, beingsecured thereto by suitable countersunk bolts K the nuts K of which arein the recess L on the under side of the share. The

as plainly shown in Serial No. 525343. (No model.)

I throw the vines backward in the forward movement of the plow.

M are the handles secured to the standard B in the usual manner.

Nis a horizontal bar secured at its front endto the standard B or thebeam, and at its rear end provided with a longitudinal slot 0 in whichengages the eye bolt 0.

P is a post or bar carrying at its lower end the wheel shaped disk Qhaving sharpened edges and journaled on a transverse pin or pivot. Thebar P has a rotary and a vertical adjustment in the eye bolt 0' so thatthe disk Q may be turned at any desired angle to the line of draft andbe adjusted to the desired height. 7

The gage wheel 0 determines the depth of the cut of the plow and thedisk Q offsets end thereof, an ofiset portion E at th'elower end of thestandard, a horizontal plow having recesses in its upper and lowerfaces, a vertical flange Fat the rear end of the plow engaging theoffset-portion, a cutter blade secured in the recess in the upper faceof the plow, extending obliquely outward and rearwardly therefrom,fender bars K having one end secured to the standard above the cutterblade and extending parallel therewith, and the curved fender finger Sextending from a point above and adjacent the plow point and having itsrear end secured to the standard, substantially as described.

in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT" MOORE.

Witnesses: 1

JOHN Non'rnwoon,

JULIAN W. BULLOCK.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature

